Tag: Screening
Community-Based Diabetes Screening Feasible in Barbershops
About one-third of those asked to participate were successfully tested; 9.0 percent had HbA1c ≥6.5 percent
CDC: HIV-1/HIV-2 Differentiation Test Increasingly Used in U.S.
Number of HIV-2 diagnoses remains low; more false positives seen with greater use of differentiation test
Troponin Testing May Be Overused in Geriatric Patients
Findings show high false-positive rate in elderly with nonspecific complaints in the emergency department
Primary Care Screening for Dementia Not Harmful
No increases for depressive, anxiety symptoms seen with screening in rural, suburban, urban primary care clinics
Low Cardiac Troponin Levels Cannot Safely Rule Out Ischemia
Very low hs-cTn levels do not safely exclude inducible myocardial ischemia in those with symptomatic CAD
Risk-Based Approach Could Help Target Prostate Cancer Screening
Risk-based screening yields less overdiagnosis, more cost-effective than age-based screening
Standardized Screening for ASD Recommended at 18, 24 Months
Children should be referred for intervention at time of identification and not wait for diagnostic evaluation
Cognitive Symptom Score From EHR Predicts Risk for Dementia
Symptom score derived from discharge summaries using natural language processing linked to earlier diagnosis
Deep Learning Model Predicts Future Breast Cancer Risk
False-negative rate lower for age-adjusted deep learning risk score versus density-based models
CRC Screening Up for Ages 45 to 49 After ACS Guideline Update
Increase in screening rates in quarters 3, 4 of 2018 versus quarter 1; no change for people in their 50s
